African News
Madagascar lifts 16-year ban on new mining permits, excludes gold
By: Reuters 30th January 2026 Madagascar has lifted a 16-year moratorium on new mining permits for most minerals, the government said late on Thursday, but the suspension on... →
Uganda lowers annual growth forecast to 6.5%-7%, to start crude output in west
By: Reuters 30th January 2026 Uganda's economy is projected to expand between 6.5% and 7% in the financial year starting July, sharply down from a previous estimate of 10.4%,... →
Ramaphosa wants special task team to investigate those implicated in Madlanga Commission report 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 29th January 2026 President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday directed acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia and National Commissioner of the South African Police Service... →
Mozambique central bank trims policy rate but says end of easing cycle is near
By: Reuters 29th January 2026 Mozambique's central bank cut its policy rate by 25 basis points to 9.25% on Wednesday, its 13th cut in a row, but it said the end of its easing... →
New malaria vaccines helped Ghana slash child deaths. Then Trump, others cut aid
By: Reuters 29th January 2026 New vaccines are helping Ghana approach a long-sought goal of ending child deaths from malaria, demonstrating the potential of the shots to drive... →
Uganda says to cut budget support by 84% in next financial year
By: Reuters 29th January 2026 Uganda plans to cut external budget support by 84.2% year-on-year in the next financial year starting July, the finance ministry said late on... →
Turkey aims to lift trade volume with Nigeria to $5 billion
By: Reuters 28th January 2026 Turkey aims to lift its trade volume with Nigeria to $5-billion from about $2-billion, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday following a meeting... →
Rwanda seeks arbitration in Britain's cancelled asylum deal
By: Reuters 28th January 2026 Rwanda has filed an arbitration case against Britain over a cancelled asylum deal that Prime Minister Keir Starmer scrapped in 2024, the government... →
